The Next Step A-Z One Shots 4

Denying-Hamy

DESCRIPTION: Amy and Henry notice their feelings for each other. (Season 7 AU)
WHAT TO READ: N/A
DATE PUBLISHED: 25/09/20

Amy knew that laugh - it was the laugh her best friend had when she was around a guy she liked. "Really Piper?" Piper stops watching Finn pull faces across the other side of the studio to look at Amy.

"What?"

"That laugh," Piper looks down at her shoes and blushes. "Finn?"

Piper looks up, having stopped blushing to answer Amy with a nod.

"How exciting!" Amy pipes up, earning some looks from fellow A-Troupers. Piper motions for her to be quiet before letting her continue. "You have to let me help."

"Help with what?" Piper asks. "He doesn't like me anymore."

"Pfft," was Piper really that blind to not see the looks Finn gave her? "He totally likes you."

"Fine," Piper gives in before glancing over at the boys. "But if I let you help, you have to sort out your relationship."

"What relationship?" Of course Amy knew what her best friend was talking about: her and Henry. Once upon a time, they would've gotten together, but Amy knew that Summer and Henry were happy together and she wouldn't want to mess that up.

"Deny it all you want, but when you finish helping me out you've got to get it together and talk to him." Amy agrees to her best friends deal, shaking on it.

How hard could it be? Getting Piper and Finn together? Easy. Talking to Henry? Maybe not.

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"So she agreed to meet up in Studio A?"

Amy was currently sitting with Finn at one of the tables in The Next Steep as the two of them sipped their teas and talked about Finn's plan for a date with Piper - one which the latter was unaware of.

"Yes. I told her I needed advice, and she said she'd be there."

"Okay good," the smile on Finn's face was contagious and Amy couldn't help smiling too. Her best friend was going to love this romantic gesture that had been planned for her.

---

"Amy," Piper says upon entering Studio A to see her best friend sitting on the bench beside Emily's office.

"Come with me," Amy tells her best friend standing up and pulling Piper into the middle of Studio A where Finn stood with a two-person bicycle.

"Finn?" Piper asks confused as to what her crush is doing in Studio A. What was Amy up to?

"Surprise!" Finn says handing Piper a helmet. "I know how much you like bike rides, and picnics, so I set up both!"

Piper turns to look at Amy, "thank you," she tells her before turning back to the boy. "So, is this a date?"

"I guess," Finn replies shrugging his shoulders and rubbing the back of his neck nervously. "So Amy..."

Amy knew she was no longer needed for the plan, so she waves goodbye to the couple and leaves. Now she had gotten Piper and Finn together, everything was perfect. Except now she had to talk to Henry - the one this she was hoping to avoid.

---

Henry has been watching the girl for days now - even though he should be focusing on his girlfriend, his thoughts can't help but wander to what could have been.

She's over talking to her best friend, something exciting according to the squeal Amy had let out.

"So, Legions of Lasers meet-up tonight?" Ozzy asks breaking Henry out of his train of thoughts.

"Sorry dude, I've got something planned," Finn says looking over at Amy and Piper who are now laughing at something.

"Something to do with you-know-who?" Heath questions nudging the taller guys shoulder.

"Maybe..." Finn replies before focusing his attention back to Ozzy's plans. "But I should be free tomorrow night if not, don't worry about me."

"Yeah," Kingston says. "He'll be too busy with his 'girlfriend'."

"She's not my girlfriend," Finn mutters to Kingston under his breath.

"Yeah, but you wish," Henry says joining in on with the other guys.

"Says you."

"What?" Henry asks. If they're talking about Summer, they've made it very clear they are dating - so who else would there be to talk about.

"Never mind," Finn says backing down, and the five guys continue their conversation about the video game they had all become addicted to.

The more Henry thinks about it, the more he thinks that the guys were talking about Amy. But that was in the past. Right?

---

"Hey, Henry. Can we talk?" Summer asks after everyone but her and Henry has left the locker room.

"Sure," Henry replies before closing his locker. "What's up?"

"I think we need to break up?"

Where was this coming from? Sure, they had some troubles recently after Summer had become dance captain, but Henry had thought they were past that. Apparently not.

"Does this have to do with your dance captaincy?"

Summer fumbles with her hands. "Yes and no."

"Why?" Henry had the suspicion that Summer knew something he did not.

"Amy."

Was he the only one avoiding the idea of him and Amy rekindling what they had? First the boys, and now his girlfriend? Well, ex-girlfriend now. But still, what did the team see between him and Amy. What were they doing to attract attention?

"I've seen the way you look at her," Summer tells him, desperately wanting to avoid eye contact. "Everything changed when she came back."

"No, it didn't."

"You're so oblivious," Summer says shaking her head. "You pretend that she's just a friend, but the way you treat her is the same way you used to treat me."

"So it's over?" Henry knew the answer, he just wanted to hear it from Summer - confirm that his feelings for Amy were still there.

"Yes," Summer replies before closing her locker, picking up her bag and walking away leaving Henry standing in the locker room all alone.

Amy. She was always the one, and it took his ex-girlfriend telling him to confirm it. How stupid could he have been? Now he'd ruined his relationship with Summer - who he did really like - and possibly his friendship with Amy because of unrequited feelings.

Sitting down on the bench, Henry put his head in his hands. Everything was falling apart.

For a few minutes (for all Henry knew, it could've been longer) the locker room remained empty, only the boy sitting on the bench remained until he heard a voice - a voice Henry thought was in his head.

"Henry?"

But when he looks up, he sees he was wrong.

"Amy."